SHAWN ‘CLOWN’ CRAHAN Explains Why SLIPKNOT Doesn’t Want To Play Next To FOO FIGHTERS At Festivals

During his appearance at “Underground To Mainstream: What Are Metal And Hip-Hop Doing Right (And Where Does It Go From Here?)” panel at the 2018 Pollstar Live!, SLIPKNOT‘s M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan talked why it isn’t a good idea for SLIPKNOT to be on the same bill with FOO FIGHTERS.

When DannyWimmer — whose Danny Wimmer Presents has grown to produce a dozen festivals nationwide, including Rock On The Range in Columbus, Ohio — said that he wanted SLIPKNOT to be on festival bills alongside the FOO FIGHTERS, Crahan responded: “I ask myself, does SLIPKNOT want to play next to the FOO FIGHTERS? The answer is no, because my kids don’t want me to do that.

“If we play alongside the FOO FIGHTERS, we are going to get new fans, I agree with that. I love that,” he continued. “But I’m worried about the kid that won’t come to the show, because we’re playing with the FOO FIGHTERS. He wants to know why we’re not playing with NINE INCH NAILS. Those kids tell all of us what they want. So, don’t try to figure out ways of how to combine things for the new fan. I don’t need the new fan, I need the fan that has anxiety, parents are getting divorced, social problems, gender problems — I need them to come to the ultimate show. And they’re going to get that at Knotfest.”